For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,132 students in Dillon 04 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in South Carolina.
Public Middle Schools in Dillon 04 School District have an average math proficiency score of 19% (versus the South Carolina public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 31% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 66% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the South Carolina public middle school average of 52% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (SC)
# Schools
7 Schools
352 Schools
# Students
3,780 Students
221,816 Students
# Teachers
217 Teachers
15,785 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Dillon 04 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 76 school districts in South Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has decreased from 89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#64 out of 81 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
52%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
50%
Graduation Rate
80%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.59
0.66
% American Indian
2%
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
6%
13%
% Black
59%
31%
% White
26%
48%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,360 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,220. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,808 is less than the state median of $14,817. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$47 MM
$12,084 MM
Spending
$45 MM
$11,764 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,360
$15,220
Spending / Student
$11,808
$14,817
Best Dillon 04 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lake View High School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
401 East Third Avenue
Lake View, SC 29563
(843) 759-3009
Lake View, SC 29563
(843) 759-3009
Grades: 6-12
| 517 students
Rank: #22.
Dillon Middle School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1803 Joan Drive
Dillon, SC 29536
(843) 774-1212
Dillon, SC 29536
(843) 774-1212
Grades: 6-8
| 615 students
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